Title :
A multimedia integration trial for groupware with video-on-demand
Author :
Fukuoka, Hideyuki ; Mizuno, Hironii
Author_Institution :
C&C Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
A multimedia integration trial for groupware with video-on-demand is described. The integration is realized by association of a groupware server with a video-on-demand server using a video service bridge. The integrated platform enables application developers to develop multimedia application systems supporting both groupware and video-on-demand functions, and provides both real time and stored video naturally synchronized with audio to the group users simultaneously. One particularly interesting example of the platform´s possibilities is an automobile sales support system developed on the platform which enables the users to share video images of a running car over an ATM network
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; groupware; interactive television; interactive video; multimedia communication; network servers; telecommunication networks; ATM network; automobile sales support system; car; groupware; groupware server; integrated platform; multimedia application systems; multimedia integration trial; real time video; stored video; video images; video on demand; video on demand server; video service bridge; Collaborative software; Collaborative work; Delay effects; Information retrieval; Middleware; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Video on demand; Video sharing; Videoconference;
Conference_Titel :
Community Networking, 1996. Proceedings., 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Antwerpen
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3304-7
DOI :
10.1109/CN.1996.534649
